That's spot on, car was new in June 2011. Small deposit of £1500. £6k is the amount to get me to 50%.

So it looks like she is going to be driving around in the Mini for another 18 months....worse places to be I suppose.

Our first Mini Cooper auto (08plate) was chopped in for a new one (exactly the same spec)after 20 months with nothing more to add towards a deposit and the same monthly payments. How things have changed in the world of Mini.